Swing or cradle



P. VAN ATTI.

SWING 0R CRADLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1, 1922.

1,436,834. Patented Nov. 28, 1922 IFETS-SHEET 1.

INVENTOR. Pei-er Van fitti A TTORNEYS P. VAN ATTI.

swma 0R CRADLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1, 1922. 1,486,34. Patented Nov. 28,1922.

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, INVENTOR. i- Peter Van Atti.

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PETER van n'rrnor KALAMAZOO, rrrcnicrnn, Assrenon or ONE-HALF T0 wrnriran a.

MILLER, or KAJLAMAZOO, airenrean.

SWING 0R CRADLE.

Application filed February 1, 1922. Serial No. 533,215.

1 0 all whom it may concern: a j I Be it known that T, PETER VAN Arrr, a citizen of the United States, residingat the city and county of Kalamazoo, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Swings or Cradles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in swings or cradles. v

The main objects of theinvention are First, to provide an improved swing or cradle for small children which is kept in motion for considerable periods of time after being started and is kept in movement by the movement of the child therein.

Second, to provide an improved cradle or swing which may be adjusted as a seat or as a bed. I

Further objects, and objects relating to structural details, will definitely appear from the detailed description to follow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and means described in the following specification. The invention is clearly defined and pointed out in the claims.

A. structure which is a preferred embodiment of my invention is clearly illustratedin the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this application, in which:

Fig. I is a side view of my improved cradle or swing with the foot rest open.

Fig. II is a vertical central section on a line corresponding to line 2-2 of Fig. HT, with the back in erected position, its collapsed position being shown by dottedlines, the foot rest being open and its closed position being indicated by dotted lines.

Fig. III is a vertical detail view on a line corresponding to line 3--3 of Figs. 1 and II.

In the drawings similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views and the sectional views are taken looking in the direction of the little arrows at the ends of the section lines.

Referring to the drawing, I provide a supporting frame comprising the uprights or standards 1 arranged in pairs to converge upwardly. The lower ends of these uprights are connected the cross base pieces 2 and the longitudinal. base pieces 3. Their upper ends are connected by the top bars 1 and The body of my improved cradle or swing comprises a segmental side member 6 eon- ,nected by front and rear cross bars 7 and 8 disposed in a spaced relation at the bottom thereof. The bottom of the body is completed to the rear of the front cross bar 7 by means of the slats 9.

Tie rods 10 and 11 prevent thespreading of the side members. j H

I provide a foot rest consisting of the side pieces 12, the cross bar 13 and the slats 14. This foot rest is hinged at 15 to the, front cross bar 7 so as to be swungupwardly to closed position, shown by dotted lines in Fig. IT, or to open position, as shown by full lines in that figure.

The foot rest is suspended in open position by means of the cords 16 and in closed position by the free end of the cord 17, which has a ring 18 adapted to be engaged over the hook 19.

The foot board 20 is hinged at. 21 tobe swung to erected position, as shown in full lines in Fig. T1, or collapsed, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 11. I

The back 22 isprovided with a cross piece 23 at its lower end and is connected to the rear cross bar 8 by means of thehinge 24, so that the back may be swung to erected position,as shown in Fig. II by full lines, or collapsed upon the bottom, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. TI.

The seat 25 is hinged at 26 to, the front side of the bar 23, the hinge 26 being located so that its pivot swings to the front of the pivot of the hinge 24 when the back is erected, so that the weight upon the seat tends to hold the back in upright position. The front end of the seat is slidably supported on the cross piece 7. A rod 27 is mounted on the under side of the seat and connected by the link 28 to the rod 11/ This prevents the swinging up of the seat when pressure is applied to the back.

The body is'supported by the hangers 29 consisting of pairs of downwardly diverging arms secured to the sides of the body by the eyes 30 and suspended from the hooks 31 on the cross piece 5. The pairs of cross springs 32 are connected at 83 to the uprights of the support and at 34 to the sides of the body. These springs serve to yieldingly hold the body in a central position and when a swinging movement is imparted thereto tend to return the body to the central position.

i-lowever,.one spring acting against the other, the body is kept in movement for a considerable period of time and the movement of the occupant, as a child in playing, will keep up this motion for a long time. The springs are arranged at both sides so that the body is kept centered laterally.

I have illustrated and described my improvements in an embodiment which I have found very desirable in practice. I have not attempted to illustrate or describe certain adaptations or modifications which I contemplate as I believe the disclosure made will enable those skilled in the art to which my invention relates to embody or adapt the same as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a structure of the class described, a body comprising a pair of segmental side members, front and rear cross bars disposed at the bottom thereof, and bottom. cross slats disposed at the rear of the front cross bar, a foot rest comprising side pieces and cross slats, said foot rest being pivoted to the front bar to be swung upwardly between the side members and complement the bottom, means for supporting said foot rest in open and closed position, aback provided with a bar at its lower end hinged to the rear body cross bar to be collapsed upon the bottom or swung to erected position, a seat hinged to the upper side of said back bar and with its front end slidably supported on the front bar so that the pivot of the seat to the back swings to the front of the pivot for the back when the back is erected, a cross rod on said body below the seat, a cross rod on the under side of the seat, and links connecting said rods.

2. In a structure of the class described, a body comprising a pair of segmental side members, front and rear cross bars disposed at the bottom thereof, and bottom cross slats disposed at the rear of the front cross bar, a foot rest comprising side pieces and cross slats, said foot rest being pivoted to the front bar to be swung upwardly between the side members and complement the bottom, means for supporting said foot rest in open and closed positions, a back provided with a bar at its lower end hinged to the rear body cross bar to be collapsed upon the bottom or swung to erected position, and a seat hinged to the upper side of said back bar and with its front end slidably supported on the front bar so that the pivot of the seat to the back swings to the front of the pivot for the back when the back is erected.

3. In a structure of the class described, the combination of a supporting frame, a body comprising side members, front and rear cross bars, a foot rest pivoted to the front bar to be swung upwardly between the side members, means for adjustably supporting said foot rest, a back provided with a cross bar at its lower end hinged to the rear body cross bar to be collapsed upon the bottom or swung to erected position, a seat hinged to the upper side of said back bar and with its front end slidably supported on the front bar so that the pivot of the seat to the back swings to the front of the pivot for the back when the back is erected, a cross rod on said body below the seat, a cross rod on the under side of the seat, and links connecting said rods.

4. In a structure of the class described, the combination of a supporting frame, a body comprising side members, front and rear cross bars, a foot rest pivoted to the front bar to be swung upwardly between the side members, means for adjustably supporting said foot rest, a back provided with a cross bar at its lower end hinged to the rear body cross bar to be collapsed upon the bottom or swung to erected position, and a seat hinged to the upper side of said back bar and with its front end slidably supported on the front bar so that the pivot of the seat to the back swings to the front of the pivot for the back when the back is erected.

5. In a structure of the class described, the combination of a supporting frame, a body comprising side members, front and rear cross bars, a back provided with a cross bar at its lower end hinged to the rear body cross bar to be collapsed upon the bottom or swung to erected position, a seat hinged to the upper side of said back bar and with its front end slidably supported on the front bar so that the pivot of the seat to the back swings to the front of the pivot for the back when the back is erected, a cross rod on said body below the seat, a cross rod on the under side of the seat, and links connecting said rods.

6. In a structure of the class described, the combination of a supporting frame comprising pairs of upwardly converging uprights and a top cross piece mounted thereon, a body, hanger bars pivotally mounted on said top piece, said body being pivotally mounted on the lower ends of said bars whereby the body is suspended centrally between said uprights and in spaced relation thereto, and coiled springs disposed in crossed pairs between the sides of the body my hand and seal in the presence of two Witnesses.

PETER VAN ATTI.

Witnesses:

IIERBERT I. GILMAN, J. H. Conn. 

